Luna Santin

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The Signpost: 23 April 2012

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• News and notes: Help-space revamp, WikiTravel RfC, and Justin Knapp scores a million edits

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The Signpost: 30 April 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Consultant: Pete Forsyth

• News and notes: Showdown as featured article writer openly solicits commercial opportunities

• Recent research: Barnstars work; Wiktionary assessed; cleanup tags counted; finding expert admins; discussion peaks; Wikipedia citations in academic publications; and more

• Discussion report: 'ReferenceTooltips' by default

• WikiProject report: The Cartographers of WikiProject Maps

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The Signpost: 07 May 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Communicator: Phil Gomes

• News and notes: Hong Kong to host Wikimania 2013

• In the news: What does Wikipedia call an expert; and untruths in biographies ... again.

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• Featured content: This week at featured content: How much wood would a Wood Duck chuck if a Wood Duck could chuck wood?

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 00:57, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Improper block

Hey, I was looking through some old things when I stumbled onto a block you made of User:*.*; way back in 2006. While you claimed it to be a vandal account; I see absolutely no contributions being made from this account. Can you please explain? Dipankan ^{(Have a chat?)} 12:10, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Account in question was involved in that old "ON WHEELS!" vandalism trend, judging by its deleted contributions. Not sure if you can see those, but any administrator should be able to vouch for that. If someone is interested in usurping the account, they should feel free to ask. – Luna Santin (talk) 19:25, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 May 2012

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Deleted Article: "Geoethical"

Dear Luna Santin,

I am sending you this message because I want to receive a copy of the deleted article "Geoethical". Can you please send me this article on my talk page?

Sincerely,

Colosiant (talk) 02:10, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 21 May 2012

• From the editor: New editor-in-chief

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Request to delete and/or replace image

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I'm writing to request that my photo be taken down on my wiki page. I'm sure the person who posted it meant well, but I don't give permission for people taking pictures at events to post images of me to the Web. I'm also concerned about the book image posted (I'm the text author, not the illustrator).

Thank you for your assistance.

CynLeitichS (talk) 14:50, 24 May 2012 (UTC) Cynthia Leitich Smith

The Signpost: 28 May 2012

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The Signpost: 04 June 2012

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The Signpost: 11 June 2012

• Special report: Springer's misappropriation of Wikimedia content "the tip of the iceberg"

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The Signpost: 18 June 2012

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• News and notes: Ground shifts while chapters dither over new Association

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The Signpost: 25 June 2012

• Op-ed: A call for editorial input in developing new Creative Commons licensing

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Invasion of Privacy/Incorrect birth dates

In regard to the biography of me that appears on Wikipedia, please remove the date of birth. I don't know where you got it from. I am fed up with incorrect dates of birth being printed - the last time, Wikipedia printed that I had died aged 73, which was very distressing. My son removed that. I have never published my true date of birth as a matter of policy, as I refuse to be defined by my age. I should be grateful if you would kindly respect my privacy. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.2.43 (talk) 15:07, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 July 2012

• Analysis: Uncovering scientific plagiarism

• Op-ed: Representing knowledge – metadata, data and linked data

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• In the news: Public relations on Wikipedia: friend or foe?

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The Signpost: 09 July 2012

• Special report: Reforming the education programs: lessons from Cairo

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The Signpost: 16 July 2012

• Special report: Chapters Association mired in controversy over new chair

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The Signpost: 23 July 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia pay? The skeptic: Orange Mike

• From the editor: Signpost developments

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The Signpost: 30 July 2012

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The Signpost: 06 August 2012

• Op-ed: The Athena Project: being bold

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• Featured content: Casliber's words take root

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The Signpost: 13 August 2012

• Op-ed: Small Wikipedias' burden

• News and notes: Bangla-language survey suggests the challenges for small Wikipedias

• Arbitration report: You really can request for arbitration

• Featured content: On the road again

• Technology report: "Phabricating" a serious alternative to Gerrit

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The Signpost: 20 August 2012

• Op-ed: Wikimedians are rightfully wary

• News and notes: Core content competition in full swing; Wikinews fork taken offline

• In the news: American judges on citing Wikipedia

• Featured content: Enough for a week – but I'm damned if I see how the helican.

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The Signpost: 27 August 2012

• News and notes: Tough journey for new travel guide

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• Technology report: Just how bad is the code review backlog?

• Featured content: Wikipedia rivals The New Yorker: Mark Arsten

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The Signpost: 03 September 2012

• News and notes: World's largest photo competition kicks off; WMF legal fees proposal

• Technology report: Time for a MediaWiki Foundation?

• Featured content: Wikipedia's Seven Days of Terror

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The Signpost: 10 September 2012

• From the editor: Signpost adapts as news consumption changes

• Op-ed: Fixing Wikipedia's help pages one key to editor retention

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• News and notes: Researchers find that Simple English Wikipedia has "lost its focus"

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The Signpost: 17 September 2012

• From the editor: Signpost expands to Facebook

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The Signpost: 24 September 2012

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The Signpost: 01 October 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Founder: Jimmy Wales

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The Signpost: 08 October 2012

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• Featured content: A dash of Arsenikk

• Technology report: The ups and downs of September and October, plus extension code review analysis

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The Signpost: 15 October 2012

• Op-ed: AdminCom: A proposal for changing the way we select admins

• In the media: Wikipedia's language nerds hit the front page

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• News and notes: Chapters ask for big bucks

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The Signpost: 22 October 2012

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• Discussion report: Good articles on the main page?; reforming dispute resolution

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The Signpost: 29 October 2012

• News and notes: First chickens come home to roost for FDC funding applicants; WMF board discusses governance issues and scope of programs

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The Signpost: 05 November 2012

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The Signpost: 12 November 2012

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The Signpost: 19 November 2012

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The Signpost: 26 November 2012

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The Signpost: 03 December 2012

• News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments announces 2012 winner

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The Signpost: 10 December 2012

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The Signpost: 17 December 2012

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The Signpost: 24 December 2012

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The Signpost: 31 December 2012

• From the editor: Wikipedia, our Colosseum

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• Technology report: Looking back on a year of incremental changes

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The Signpost: 07 January 2013

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The Signpost: 14 January 2013

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• Special report: Loss of an Internet genius

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The Signpost: 21 January 2013

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The Signpost: 28 January 2013

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• News and notes: Khan Academy's Smarthistory and Wikipedia collaborate

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The Signpost: 04 February 2013

• Special report: Examining the popularity of Wikipedia articles

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The Signpost: 11 February 2013

• Op-ed: An article is a construct – hoaxes and Wikipedia

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• In the media: Wikipedia mirroring life in island ownership dispute

• News and notes: UK chapter governance review marks the end of a controversial year

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The Signpost: 18 February 2013

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• Technology report: Better templates and 3D buildings

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation declares 'victory' in Wikivoyage lawsuit

• In the media: Sue Gardner interviewed by the Australian press

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Noarchive

Template:Noarchive has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. NE Ent 10:28, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 February 2013

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The Signpost: 04 March 2013

• Op-ed: We must do more to turn readers into editors

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The Signpost: 11 March 2013

• From the editor: Signpost–Wikizine merger

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• Arbitration report: Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns

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The Signpost: 18 March 2013

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• Interview: Meeting in the middle: Wikipedia and libraries

• Featured content: Wikipedia stays warm

• Arbitration report: Richard case closes

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The Signpost: 25 March 2013

• WikiProject report: The 'Burgh: WikiProject Pittsburgh

• Featured content: One and a half soursops

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Information page

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Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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Sorry to see you on the inactivity desysop list. Hope you come back soon. Best, WJBscribe (talk) 11:28, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Proposal to shift to semi-protection or to remove protection

Though the above signals inactivity on admin matters, I seem to have been referred here in my proposal to lower the level of, or eliminate, the protection on Template:S-prec. My proposal is here and stemmed in part from my experience with securing an edit to the template here. One line at WP:RFPP, where I was sent after I made my proposal, recommends asking the protecting admin first. From a look at the template's revision history, it seems you granted the original protection in 2007. If you'd care to weigh in or guide me on the next step, I'd appreciate it. Otherwise I'll proceed over there. Thanks and cheers. Swliv (talk) 00:36, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

An RfC that you may be interested in...

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Administrator topicon

Template:Administrator topicon has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Vanjagenije (talk) 15:31, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Your assistance please...

In 2006 you deleted an article entitle Christine Rosen. A Christine Rosen is a Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow -- not enough to establish notability all by itself. But I am looking for other references. Was the article on Christine Rosen about a journalist? Could you userify it for me? If it about a different individual I'll apply a {{db-u1}}.

Thanks! Geo Swan (talk) 06:26, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

@Geo Swan: Did you see the notification on the top of this page? This user is inactive since 2012. Vanjagenije (talk) 11:57, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

We miss you :D

Totally just ran across your name and reminisced a bit. :P Hope everything is fine with you IRL and whatnot. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 01:36, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Awesome

Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:31, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Same. Enigma^msg 16:22, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of File:David - The Death of Socrates - Cropped.jpg

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You were one of the Wikipedians..

You were one of the Wikipedians who inspired me to start me fight against vandalism. Hope all is well. 4thfile4thrank (talk) 03:03, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Range

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Archive number

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Category:Wikipedia oversighters has been nominated for deletion

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